By Leonardo V. Micua LINGAYEN,Pangasinan, (PNA)–The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has assured that it would help in the massive planting of coconuts in Pangasinan in order to make it as one of…
Russia’s soccer team to hold exhibition match with Spain Nov 15
GENEVA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russian and Spanish national soccer teams will hold an exhibition match in Dubai, UAE, Nov 15, FIFA reported through its official website. According to the published schedule, Russia will…
Silay City high school, 4 other schools to represent Neg Occ in regional stats quiz
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Five secondary schools will represent Negros Occidental in the Statistics Quiz regional finals in Iloilo City on Oct. 25. These are Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School, which…
Health group fights fat with free salads on Moscow Metro
By Kristen Blyth MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Moscow’s enormous transport system is a never-ending source of strange, entertaining and shocking sights, but that of two women in air stewardess uniforms handing out…
Indonesia not to import rice this year: official
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Indonesian government would not import rice this year as the domestic production is sufficient to meet demand, said the country’s deputy agriculture minister Rusman Heriawan said here on…
Dagong downgrades U.S. credit rating to A-
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — Dagong Global Credit Rating Co. Ltd., a Chinese credit rating agency, on Thursday downgraded the local and foreign currency credit ratings of the United States to A- from A,…
2 bomb blasts kill 1
YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Two series of bomb explosions in Namkham township, eastern Myanmar’s Shan State, killed one person and injured six others Thursday morning, official sources confirmed. The bombs blasted at 25…
Roundup: Oriental wisdom opens new chapter of China-ASEAN ties
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — “Gentlemen seek harmony but not uniformity.” The ancient Chinese philosophy championed by Confucius has had far-reaching influence on the values of the Chinese people. In the contacts and exchanges…
FDA 8 urges public to report drug stores with no licensed pharmacists
By Perla G. Lena TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) –The public is urged to report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if there are drug stores operating in the region without a licensed…
China allocates 2.2-B yuan to boost health sector
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s central government has allocated 2.22 billion yuan (US$ 358.3 million) to the health service sector to improve well-being and shore up growth, the Ministry of Finance announced Wednesday….
Official stresses importance of S&T in lives of Filipinos
ILOILO CITY, (PNA) — An official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) stressed the importance of S&T not only in the economy of the country, but in the lives of…
Iran open to Uranium enrichment deal if sanctions lifted – source
GENEVA, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Iran is ready to compromise over its controversial uranium enrichment program, if international sanctions against the country are lifted, a diplomatic source said Wednesday. The offer to stop…
US ‘itching’ to join Russia in anti-asteroid nuclear defense – report
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– US scientists are “itching” to work with their Russian counterparts in putting nuclear weapons technology to use in new systems to defend Earth from threatening asteroids, an investigative…
Internet access through lightbulbs
SHANGHAI, (PNA/Xinhua) — Successful experiments by Chinese scientists have indicated the possibility of the country’s netizens getting online through signals sent by lightbulbs (LiFi), instead of WiFi. Four computers under a one-watt…
India building Tsunami warning system in the South China Sea
NEW DELHI, (PNA/IRNA) — With an aim of avoiding a repeat of the 2004 catastrophe, India is building a tsunami early warning system in the South China Sea, which is likely to…